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Great Books Disc Group - "Memoirs of a Geisha" by Arthur Golden

Event Type: Adults
Age Group(s): Adults
Date: 3/20/2018
Start Time: 7:00 PM
End Time: 8:30 PM
Description:
 Nitta Sayuri's story begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, when, as a nine-year-old with unusual blue-gray eyes, she is taken from her home and sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. Through her eyes, we see the decadent heart of Gion--the geisha district of Kyoto--with its marvelous teahouses and theaters, narrow back alleys, ornate temples, and artists' streets. And we witness her transformation as she learns the rigorous arts of the geisha: dance and music; wearing kimono, elaborate makeup and hair; pouring sake to reveal just a touch of inner wrist; competing with a jealous rival for men's solicitude and the money that goes with it. But as World War II erupts and the geisha houses are forced to close, Sayuri, with little money and even less food, must reinvent herself all over again to find a rare kind of freedom on her own terms.
Library: East Bank Regional Library    Map
Location: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Contact: Gwen Kelley
Contact Number: 504-838-1100
Presenter: Chris Smith